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InCommon Catalysts: Trusted Partners for IAM in R&E

InCommon Catalysts are trusted partners who understand the identity and access management needs of research and education. These experts offer expert guidance, tools, and collaboration to support scalable IAM solutions.

IAM Experts Committed to R&E Success

Catalysts work alongside colleges, universities, and research organizations to support the successful adoption and integration of various IT solutions, including InCommon’s IAM software.

Each Catalyst is vetted for both technical skill and a demonstrated commitment to the InCommon mission, bringing knowledge, experience, and a shared sense of purpose to every engagement.

Areas of Expertise

  • Authentication
  • Federation
  • IT Services
  • Compliance
  • Hosted Solutions
  • IAM Consulting
  • TAP Software

How Catalysts Support Your IAM Success

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Implementation & Deployment

Catalysts guide institutions through the planning and rollout of InCommon services, helping you deploy software and tools for federated identity, single sign-on, and credential management with confidence.

IAM Architecture Design

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Need to design or refresh your IAM environment? Catalysts bring deep technical knowledge to create an infrastructure that scales, integrates with your systems, and aligns with community standards.

Integration Support

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From connecting campus systems to supporting middleware and APIs, Catalysts ensure that InCommon services fit seamlessly into your environment, helping make integration faster, more reliable, and intuitive.

Outsourcing IAM & Hosted Services

Running lean or need extra capacity? Some Catalysts provide fully managed IAM services or hosted environments, reducing your technical burden while maintaining control and alignment with your goals.

DevOps Support

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Catalysts offer DevOps expertise to automate processes, improve deployment pipelines, and manage IAM infrastructure efficiently, saving time and increasing consistency.

Community Contribution

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Catalysts actively contribute back to the InCommon community through working groups, code contributions, and thought leadership, keeping IAM solutions future-ready.

Penn State partnered with Catalyst Instrumental Identity to implement a custom identity governance solution, cutting resolution time and meeting complex data-matching needs.

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To support its Open Access policy, Penn State worked with Catalyst West Arete to automate research workflows, tripling publication processing speed and easing staff workload.

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Featured Trainings & Events

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InCommon BaseCAMP

Jumpstart your IAM journey with our immersive five-day virtual experience designed for newcomers to IAM.

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Shibboleth Software

Get hands-on training for this trusted SSO solution covering deployment, configuration, and operations.

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Grouper Software

Learn grouping and access management with our Grouper foundational and advanced courses.

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MidPoint Software

Master complex academic identity and affiliation scenarios through hands-on exercises and real world examples.

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Identity Foundations

Dive deeper into understanding the core concepts of identity registry, authentication and authorization, grouping and access, and provisioning.

Contact a Catalyst

Have questions or ready to get started? Whether you know what you need or just want to explore options, we’re here to help connect you with the right Catalyst partner.

Visualize Your IAM Framework

Getting started with IAM can feel overwhelming. The InCommon IAM Sketch Tool helps you cut through the complexity with a visual, interactive way to understand how IAM components fit together.